Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15
RECORDS OF THE RIVALS
The Daunsless Has Won Many Races.
LITTLE KNOWN OF THE coRoSETs SAILING QUAIL
rIRstfuER MEAsUREHESTs.

From the New York Tribune
There is little TO guide betting man In CON-
parfSon OF the records OF the Two ScAOonerS which
set out saturday on their 1900 miles sailing con-
test from Bay Ridge 10 Roches Point 1t Is, as far
as records go, a trial OF speed and endurance De-
tween veteran well-seasOned racer and an al
most unknown sailing quantity. The Dauntless
has long series OF victories and honorable defeats
behiad her The Coroaet has never won or lost a
rice Below will be found some account OF their
history and measurements.
The Dauntless was built at Mystic Bridge, Conn.,,
By Forsyth & Morgan, and launched In June, 1866
she was then known as the Hirondelle and owned
by S. D. Bradford, IT. Her frame was OF white oak
and haekmatack, with an outside covering OF
white oak. The combing, skylight and cockpit
were OF solid mahogany. As the HirOndelie she
sailed one successful raee-against the yesta, in
and back from the Sandy Hook lightship in five
hours, twenty-eight minutes and fifty-seven sec
onds. She was beaten in two cup races and an
ocean sweepstakes in 1867 and 1868.
In 1867 she was sold 10 James Gordon Bennett,
who rebuilt her at NOank in the winter OF 1868
and changed her name TO the Dauntless. Her d.
mansions then were: Length on deck, E2O- feet;
water line 1850 feet; breadth Of beam "a, 24s $50
tonnage, 267.9. Almost her first run as the Daunt
less was a trial trip from New York to Queens
town. She crossed in twelve days, seventeen
hours and SIX minutes, and the news OF this quick
passage cabled back put all the flags on the city
hau at full mast. Only one yacht has broken this
In twelve DAYS. nine hours and thfrty-sx minutes.
While abroad that year the Dauntless entered the
Channel race for yachts OF all nations from Cher
bourg around the Fab light and back for a cup
worth 800 francs, given by the emperor OF France
through the Societe des Regates de Cherbourg.
Soon after starting she carried away her fore-top
mast but finished third among six yachts.
In iS7o the Dauntiess and the Cambria sailed
their famous International ocean race from CoweS
10 Sandy HOOK. The Cambria won, the Dauntless
finishing In twenty-three days and seven hours,
two hours, seventeen minutes and fifteen seconds
vlfltNr fx-al
was beaten by the Magic In a race over the New
York Yacht clubs course for the Americas cup,
and a month later she finished third In contest
for the Newport Citizens cup over the Block
Island course.
In the regatta OF the New York Yacht club on
September 20, 1870, the DauntlesS won cup pre-
sentec by Rear Commodore Douglass. on October
IA. 1870, she beat the Cambria I'm a race from Buoy
No. ), OF the False Hook, twenty miles 10 wind
ward and return for cup valued at 80 Su1neaS.
In the Brooklyn Yacht club regatta OF June "a,
1871, she won the schooner prize from eight CON-
petitofs- On october "A. 1871, she sailed lroE the
sandy Hook Lightship twenty miles 10 Yindward
and return, six minutes quicker than the Iiv0Uia
In contest for a oo.guinea cup. and three days
later she beat the Dreadnaught over the same
course. ON August Il, 1874, she sailed scrub
race with the Foam, Wanderer and Alarm, from
BrentOns Reef to Vineyard Haven for SET of cOlOrS
and won. Ia a match race, 900 side, with
W. Il. Gamers Mohawk, in 1879, from sandy HOOK
Iighiship twenty miles to windward and return,
the Dauntless won, and on the following day she
beat the ReSolUte from the clubhouse at staple
ton, 3 l., 10 and around the Five Fafhom Bank
DauntlesS was sold by Mr.. Bennett TO j. Il. Waller
In 1873. In Iesc2 she was bought by her present
owner, Caldwell ii. Colt. Her lower maStS were
shortened for the ocean race apout five feet, but
her upper sticks We're heightened at the same time
about as much. Her dimensions now are: Length
over all, E2.5.11 feet: water line, 1867 feet;
breadth, 2a.7 feet; depth, 93 feet; draught, 12.6
1eet: tonnage, 254.O4.
The Coronet has never sailed race before. She
was built at c. & r POilOn'S Shipyard In Brooklyn
and was launched In the spring OF 1855. In july
1855 her owner, r. I. Bush sailed in her with his
family 10 England, making the voyage In seven
teen days and seventeen hours. Two thousand
miles Of the run, from the Grand Banks to Queens
town, were made In seven days and seventeen
hours The return trip was made in September,
1855. Her log shows 1S5 miles for one days work
during that voyage against strong head winds.
Since then she has lain idle most OF the time. Her
foremast and both topmasts were shortened for
the race and seven extra tons OF lead were put in
her keel Her dimensions are: Tonnage, 3O8;
length over all, 1S3 feet; water line, LIB; BREADTH
"a feet; depth, La feet; draught, l2.6 feet.